Effective Strategy for Technology Enabled Learning
Overview |
Weaving technology into your learning and teaching may seem like a daunting task when you view technology in isolation. Remember TPACK? We want to take our Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content and use Technology to find the balance that meets students' learning needs.
experience, through this session, how technology can be incorporated into curricula, (this wikispace is a MODEL of technology integration)
analyze your own lessons to determine how it could be tweaked for use with your students;
reflect on how a focus on 21st Century Skills can be applied to your curricula/ lessons;
I. 21st Century Skills focus | a perfect fit with technology (5 minutes)
The traditional classroom where students passively listen to the teacher, read the text, answer the questions at the end of the chapter, then reproduce those facts on tests and quizzes with no connection to the real world application of what they are learning, does not prepare students for the 21st Century.
Our role in a technology enriched classroom is to guide students to solve complex, real world connected problems that they care about. Content mastery must be embedded in 21st century skills context that requires students to work collaboratively, solve problems, do effective research, manage their time, and evaluate, analyze and synthesize information using appropriate real world technology.
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a perfect strategy to incorporate technology with clear assessment and technology enhanced learning and teaching to prepare students where they need it. While we will not be delving into the specifics of PBL, it is highly recommended you consider how PBL could support learning and teaching in your classroom.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is my role as an educator in changing and supporting a pedagogical shift with technology integration?
Your classroom will become more and more student driven and operates around essential and/or driving questions.This focuses students' work and deepens their learning experience. However, students who are new to this classroom environment may find it initially unsettling... and this goes double for educators.
Planning
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more time is spent planning and creating the resource library of materials
curriculum is combined with authentic tasks, issues, and problems that are aligned with real-world concerns
students and the instructor become colearners, coplanners, coproducers, and coevaluators as they design, implement, and continually refine their curricula
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Instruction
classrooms are noisy -controlled chaos
students work often in collaborative teams to accomplish tasks
there isn't a pre-established "right answer"
students structure their own approach to acquiring and using information to solve problems
student should feel free to say whatever comes to mind, any ideas or comments, no matter how unsophisticated it might seem
no standardized objective tests, lectures, or routine and well defined assignments
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Assessment
assessment is not separate from instruction: rather, assessment is integral to learning
focus is on HOW the learning is done
rubrics* are skills based
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Feedback
as the instructor, your role is to help students monitor themselves, to monitor your own progress, to establish criteria for learning and quality work, and to help you devise your own goals for improvement
peer review, presentations and constructive criticism from all involved is completes each project
panels of experts and community members give students the opportunity to expand their audience and get feedback from outside sources
grades on projects are based around skills (each skill getting a different grade) and averaged for a final score
Essential Question: How do I create a technology enhanced lesson, but NOT focus on the technology?...
When creating a technology supported lesson you will consider your Teaching Strategies to dictate Instruction in order to answer the Essential Question(s). [Person High School Lesson Plan Template]
Use the lesson you have brought with you... (Did you forget a lesson... review one of these example, Technology Enriched Lessons).
Explore your lessons and ask yourself the following:
Effective Strategy for Technology Enabled Learning
Overview |
Weaving technology into your learning and teaching may seem like a daunting task when you view technology in isolation. Remember TPACK? We want to take our Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content and use Technology to find the balance that meets students' learning needs.More on TPACK
At the end of this session, you will:
I. 21st Century Skills focus | a perfect fit with technology (5 minutes)
The traditional classroom where students passively listen to the teacher, read the text, answer the questions at the end of the chapter, then reproduce those facts on tests and quizzes with no connection to the real world application of what they are learning, does not prepare students for the 21st Century.Our role in a technology enriched classroom is to guide students to solve complex, real world connected problems that they care about. Content mastery must be embedded in 21st century skills context that requires students to work collaboratively, solve problems, do effective research, manage their time, and evaluate, analyze and synthesize information using appropriate real world technology.
What are 21st Century Skills?
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a perfect strategy to incorporate technology with clear assessment and technology enhanced learning and teaching to prepare students where they need it. While we will not be delving into the specifics of PBL, it is highly recommended you consider how PBL could support learning and teaching in your classroom.
Resources for PBL
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is my role as an educator in changing and supporting a pedagogical shift with technology integration?
Your classroom will become more and more student driven and operates around essential and/or driving questions.This focuses students' work and deepens their learning experience. However, students who are new to this classroom environment may find it initially unsettling... and this goes double for educators.
- more time is spent planning and creating the resource library of materials
- curriculum is combined with authentic tasks, issues, and problems that are aligned with real-world concerns
- students and the instructor become colearners, coplanners, coproducers, and coevaluators as they design, implement, and continually refine their curricula
0- classrooms are noisy -controlled chaos
- students work often in collaborative teams to accomplish tasks
- there isn't a pre-established "right answer"
- students structure their own approach to acquiring and using information to solve problems
- student should feel free to say whatever comes to mind, any ideas or comments, no matter how unsophisticated it might seem
- no standardized objective tests, lectures, or routine and well defined assignments
0- assessment is not separate from instruction: rather, assessment is integral to learning
- focus is on HOW the learning is done
- rubrics* are skills based
0- as the instructor, your role is to help students monitor themselves, to monitor your own progress, to establish criteria for learning and quality work, and to help you devise your own goals for improvement
- peer review, presentations and constructive criticism from all involved is completes each project
- panels of experts and community members give students the opportunity to expand their audience and get feedback from outside sources
- grades on projects are based around skills (each skill getting a different grade) and averaged for a final score
0PBL Rubrics
Technology Rubric
Work Ethic and Citizenship Rubric
Written Communication Rubric
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Arts
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
World Languages
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Information and Media Literacy (English)
Information and Media Literacy (Math)
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III. Making it REAL (20 minutes)
Essential Question: How do I create a technology enhanced lesson, but NOT focus on the technology?...
When creating a technology supported lesson you will consider your Teaching Strategies to dictate Instruction in order to answer the Essential Question(s). [Person High School Lesson Plan Template]
Use the lesson you have brought with you...
(Did you forget a lesson... review one of these example, Technology Enriched Lessons).
Explore your lessons and ask yourself the following:
Capture your reflection using Penzu. (Penzu Tutorial is available in Tutorials link)
BUT WAIT... ONE MORE THING...
Complete this EVALUATION (10 minutes)
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